Workmen's advocate., 1887-05-21
VROOMAN IN NEW YORK.
Why Are the ldlers Rich and the
 Workers Poor"

Last Tuesday evening Walter Nrooman, the young labor agitator from the Far West, spoke at an open air meeting, under the auspices of the United and Soeialistic Labor Parties, to a large audience of work ing people. A wagon served the purpose of rostrum, and a few torches furnished light. John J. Bealin presided and introduced the speaker of the evening with few preliminary remarks, in which he pointed out the evils under which the workers of this country labored, and showed that they must learn a lesson from the German workers, the Socialists, for they had succeeded in sending their representatives to the Reichstag. elf there is nothing good in Socialism, would the capi- talistic press denounce it." It seemed to him that if the govern ment could carry | letter from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 1t could also carry passengers. While Mir. Bealin was speaking the crowd was greatly augmented, and 8 number of police men were also present, who behaved themselves remarkably well.
 Vrooman was greeted with ap- plause as he stepped forward, and received the utmost attention while he spoke. Among other things he said:
 'In the distant State of New Mexico there are certain breed of mules that, when one of them is attacked, place themselves in a circle with their heads to the center and kick at their enemies; then the air is thick with hoofs. Work ingmen do about the opposite. If one of them gets a slap in the face, he holds out his other cheek for more; and when they do kick they kick eat hother, That's just what the capitalists want While the Irish, English and German working men are dividing on national issues, the capitalists are uniting, and always seek to create division among the workers in order to more easily conquer them, The French and German governments" are doing their best to foment national hatred anon the people so that the blinded dupes of soldiers may distribute bullets among themselves while their masters divide the gold. There has been much nonsense told by the capital ist press about Socialists, and yet those "bloody" agitators "blood-thirs- ty" Socialists are the only ones in Europe that have protested energetically against wars and massacres, They tried it in this country also. when they endeavored to foment strife between this country and Canada on the fishery question, but they didn't succeed, and they won't. All we want is that the laborer shall receh c the full value of his labor, and still thele are some who come with their courts of arbitration. Courts of arbitration are non,ense. don't want any. Of what use are they when the commissioners are paid and bribed by the capitalists to decide agalnst us? Away with them {! Do business with the devil and you'll be swindled. The standardization of rail roads and hand cannot alone help Us. We want the full value of our labor that's all. Did you notice the signs of the times? Did you notice how the republicans and democrats combined against the Labor Party in this city, in Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, in order to defeat us? am d democrat, but not d member of the democrat C party composed of aristocrats and fiunkeys, but of the real democracy who call them selves Establishments" Great ap- plause.
 After Mir. Vrooman had finished, the chairman made few closing re- marks and announced that meetings would be held in various parts of the city during the next few weeks.